Baptist churches are traced to the 1600s John Smyth accepted Mennonite teaching Smyth’s followers returned to England and formed various Baptist churches Calvinism became the predominate doctrine

Baptist churches are not in the NT John the baptist did not start a church -Before Christ’s death, Eph. 5:25 -John said follow Christ, Jn. 1:35-37 Baptist doctrines do not agree with the NT

American Baptist Association Root: Baptist General Association Name adopted in 1924 Conventions are not scriptural Inherited sin Church began w/Jesus’ ministry Baptism administered by church authority, cf. Acts 8:26-39

Free Will Baptist Traced to Arminian-minded Baptist Southern Line – Palmer movement, 1727 Northern Line – Randall movement, 1780 Merged in 1935: National Association of Free Will Baptist

Primitive Baptist Kenhukee Association of NC condemned all “money-based” societies (missionary societies) in 1827 Others followed Associations published meeting minutes on which fellowship was based

Primitive Baptist Never formally organized into denomination Exclusive & Calvinistic Object to instrumental music

Southern Baptist Convention Founded over N/S tensions in 1840s HQ in Boston mostly abolitionists Board refused to support slave-holding missionaries Formed SBC in 1845

Southern Baptist Convention Over 16 million members 40,000 plus churches Recent in-fighting between moderates and conservatives June 1995: apology for founders’ defense of slavery

Inherited Sin “Through the temptation of Satan man transgressed the command of God, and fell from his original innocence whereby his posterity inherit a nature and an environment inclined toward sin” (SBC).

Inherited Sin Son does not inherit father’s sin, Eze. 18 Why did Eve sin, Gen. 3:1-6; Jas. 1:13-15

Salvation by faith alone “Faith…In the exercise of saving faith, the soul is renewed by the Holy Spirit, freed from the dominion of sin, and becomes the child of God” (Free Will Baptist).

Salvation by faith alone Not by faith only, Jas. 2:14-26 Faith w/o confession = no salvation, Jn. 12:42, 43; cf. Lk. 12:8, 9; Gal. 1:10

Once saved always saved “All true believers endure to the end. Those whom God has accepted in Christ, and sanctified by His Spirit, will never fall away from the state of grace, but shall persevere to the end” (SBC).

Once saved always saved Why warn about the impossible, 1 Cor. 10:12 Jesus taught the possibility of apostasy, Lk. 8:4-8, 11-15; 15:11-32

Baptism is not essential to salvation “Being a church ordinance, [baptism] is prerequisite to the privileges of church membership and to the Lord’s Supper” (SBC).

Baptism is not essential to salvation Baptist Faith saves Added to Body of Christ Baptism Enter Baptist Church

Baptism is not essential to salvation Baptist Faith saves Added to Body of Christ Baptism Enter Baptist Church

Baptism is not essential to salvation Baptist Repentance Faith Get To Heaven Repentance Faith & Baptism Enter Baptist Church

Baptism is not essential to salvation Baptist Repentance Faith Get To Heaven Repentance Faith & Baptism Enter Baptist Church

Never lose salvation Baptist Once Saved Always Saved Cannot be Kicked out Of Heaven Gross Sin Kicked Out Of Baptist Church

Baptism is not essential to salvation Baptist Once Saved Always Saved Cannot be Kicked out Of Heaven Gross Sin Kicked Out Of Baptist Church

Baptist churches are traced to the 1600s John Smyth accepted Mennonite teaching Smyth’s followers returned to England and formed various Baptist churches Calvinism became the predominate doctrine

Baptist churches are not in the NT John the baptist did not start a church -Before Christ’s death, Eph. 5:25 -John said follow Christ, Jn. 1:35-37 Baptist doctrines do not agree with the NT